Laska Dog Training

Johanna at Laska Dog Training is wonderful. She has worked so hard with our anxious, fearful, and reactive 5-year-old German Shepherd, and we’ve been incredibly impressed with her knowledge, patience, and dedication. She explains everything clearly, making it easy to understand not only what we’re doing, but why we’re doing it. She provides practical training plans, detailed feedback, and plenty of encouragement, giving us the confidence to continue working between sessions. While we know that behavior change takes time, we’ve already seen positive progress and, just as importantly, we feel much better equipped to understand and support our dog. We would highly recommend Johanna and Laska Dog Training to anyone looking for a knowledgeable, compassionate, and professional trainer, especially if they have a reactive or anxious dog.

Unwittingly adopted a fear aggressive puppy and would not have the happy pup I have today without Laska Training - for me and my pup. Johanna took the time to sit and explain dog behavior and what I can do to ease my puppy’s fear and aggression. Johanna taught my pup to refocus. Johanna uses kindness, play and reward. She was also willing to communicate with our vet to help my pup with a regiment of calming aides. Because of Johanna and Laska Training my 1 yo pup is part of large off leash pack who is able to enjoy play at the beach. Still learning how to greet other doggies but now that’s possible because of Johanna’s wonderful training. (My small pup in the water back middle.)

We have had a great experience with Johanna and Laska Dog Training. I know that Fernie is in good hands with Johanna. Fernie is slow to trust people but Johanna was able to meet Fernie’s pace and not push her. The positive reinforcement methods built Fernie’s confidence and strengthened our bond. I appreciated the clear communication and consistent follow-up — I always knew exactly what to practice between sessions. I highly recommend Johanna and Laska Training to anyone looking for a skilled, professional dog trainer who truly cares about both dogs and their owners!

Johanna has been such an asset to our family and to our puppy. Our puppy struggled with a variety of issues including pulling on walks, not listening, eating things she shouldn’t etc. From Johanna’s training, our dog learned how to do loose lease walking, is proficient in recall training and learned how to wear a muzzle to keep her safe. Johanna has given us great tools to keep working with our dog and our dog continues to get better each day. We are very appreciative to Johanna!